My first BBS (anybody know of an easy to install browser based client?) reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 12:29 i'm own an internet radio station and decided to throw up a bbs using enigma 1/2 and as much as i think it's cool and all i don't feel 100% great with the idea of people using telnet or even ssh to login to it just yet. (trust issues i guess) is there a browser solution i can install on a webserver that is actually easy to install. i have found many a solution i can't fully comprehend. if you must access it early however the telnet is port 8888 of waxradioindy.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 12:29 here's the look so far ​ https://preview.redd.it/6aoikcoc45ab1.png?width=1446&format=png&auto=w ebp&v=enabled&s=46fe1e24f597e9e1884b9725dd304e63d09d66cb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dmine45 · 2023-07-05 13:04 Most people use fTelnet as a browser based client. You can either piggy back off their services (embedded), or set up your own (self host). [https://www.ftelnet.ca/](https://www.ftelnet.ca/) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 13:30 attempting to install on my server went well, but can't seen to connect to my bbs for some reason. it attempts to connect and fails ---------------------------------------------------------------------- electronicchicken · 2023-07-05 13:51 There will probably be some error messages in the browser dev console which will shed some light. Had a peek at your website but didn't see ftelnet there. Could probably offer suggestions if I was able to try it. IIRC Enigma's telnet server supports websockets directly, so if you're attempting to use a proxy server (such as those offered by ftelnet) that may be an issue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zelionthunder · 2023-07-05 14:03 May need to make your port forwarding is set up correctly too, also windows firewall too. As far as browser client, fTelnet is good. Webtelnet is good too https://github.com/kunle12/WebTelnet You can set up a local websocket to make your own proxy server as well(for both web based clients) Webtelnet: Http://blood.bbsn.us/BBS/ fTelnet: Http://blood.bbsn.us/BBS/node0.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 14:11 i mistakenly was using the telnet port and not the websocket port, fixed it! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 14:32 i just now need to figure out how i will embed this into the wordpress site ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zelionthunder · 2023-07-05 18:53 Let me know if you're interested in a free .bbsn.us subdomain. You're could be enigma.bbsn.us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 19:31 definitely, but enigma is just the software i use. the organization is waxradioindy. i'm also going to probably spin up a few others for other content on the server. but this one will primarily be about music and the culture surrounding the genres of said music thanks though ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zelionthunder · 2023-07-05 19:37 I run my own site on the same box as my BBS, using AName records lets me run both off the same name. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 20:44 same, i just use port 8888 on the same server for the telnet. i'm trying to figure out the WSS and it's causing me some head scratching at the moment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zelionthunder · 2023-07-05 20:46 Try this: https://github.com/novnc/websockify I got mine set up as a windows service. But you can also just have it run on booting ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 21:06 my server is linux. i will look at it anyway ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zelionthunder · 2023-07-05 21:10 If you can run python, you can run websockify ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 21:48 ok i'll keep trying to figure this out, i mean i've seen it work so i know it will but i just can't understand the small details. i blame my adhd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 21:50 problem is my website is https, but i cannot get ssl on my websocket ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zelionthunder · 2023-07-05 21:52 Feel free to message me I've got a few ideas that may work for you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-05 22:12 sure, thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-07-08 07:20 thanks to a few of you, i got the browser client working, you can check it out at [https://www.waxradioindy.com/wax-radio- bbs/](https://www.waxradioindy.com/wax-radio-bbs/) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dmine45 · 2023-08-31 23:45 What happened to your BBS? Seems to be offline. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-09-01 06:23 fucked up a server migration and can't remember how to get enigma to launch as a node js service in my Linux system ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-09-01 06:30 i remember i had to install some npm packages like npm start script.js but that's not working by itself ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MaksimVlas · 2023-12-27 19:07 That's makes clear why I can't get access. I already thought I did something wrong and was banned)) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robertc19850209 · 2023-12-27 20:57 no, i just can't remember how to make it boot with the OS, i can fire it up manually though, i just have not bothered. let me fire it up and i'll let you go nuts, hahaah